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Made In Chelsea’s exclusive image has been shot to pieces after the Raffles nightclub revealed the show was filmed there in specially set-up scenes and that ‘doorman’ Ollie Locke doesnât even work at the club.

The female stars of E4’s Made In Chelsea (Photo: Channel 4)

Just when you thought reality TV couldnât get any faker than The Only Way Is Essex, new E4 show Made In Chelsea has been exposed as a set-up. It has been revealed that MICâs supposedly rich and well-connected cast is actually positioned nearer the TOWIE end of the wannabe spectrum, after it came to light that scenes filmed in an exclusive Chelsea nightclub were all staged.

After real Raffles club members â who pay a Â£400 one-off joining fee and a Â£400 annual charge for their membership â contacted the club concerned about their privacy, the nightclub was forced to admit that the Made In Chelsea stars are not members and have not been filming scenes there at night, as portrayed by the programme.

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In a statement, Raffles said: âWe would like to confirm that the production company for Made In Chelsea have rented our venue on a few occasions â during the day â to film scenes for their television programme.

âWe wish them and the cast the best of luck with the TV programme. We will be maintaining our strict policy of allowing access for members and their friends only during normal evening trading hours.â

It has also emerged that Ollie Locke, who was seen in the first episode working the door of the club and letting his MIC co-stars in while turning others away, has never actually worked at Raffles.

A Raffles spokesperson said: âWe have a lot of Royals and A-List celebrities so we would never allow filming to take place for real. All the scenes were set up â it wasnât a case of the cameras following the cast around.â

Today a spokesperson for Channel 4 said: ‘Viewers are clearly made aware of the type of show Made in Chelsea is and that some scenes and events are constructed for dramatic effect but the cast and their relationships are all based on their real circumstances’.